pump question

[chris4521]

i went out and bought a pump. it's an eheim 1046, with 79 GPH. im having doubts whether this will be enough to cool my tbred 1700. im looking to keep it at ambient temp. i have 1/2' ID hose and a chevette heatercore with 2x120mm fans on it. think it'll work? ;>

[stigweed]

I think my eheim is the one below that. Can't remember.

With a dangerden maze3 it keeps my XP1600 at a 500MHZ OC about 14C above ambient at full load (amb:35, cpu:49)

So a 1700 (I understand they're cooler than 16s) at stock speed should stay pretty chilly

Also with a lower power output on your CPU by keeping it at stock, the ambient temp would be lower as my radiator is inside my case. It has a 120mm 12V@7V fan on it but relies on 80mm case fans to recirculate the air.

If you do overclock it, you'll still get nice temps judging by what i've seen on mine. I only lose stability at about 53C+ and most things except gromacs are happy above 49.

[stigweed]

oh yeah and would a xp1700 jiuhb be the same thing as an xp1700b by any chance? Someone told me in my thread where I asked about starting to use water that the 'b' core revision runs a lot cooler and on water it'd hit like 2.2 easily.

[chris4521]

well im already at 2.3 on air, 40C full load.
my ambient is quite low..like 17C. i think with water i could keep it at around 25~ or so full load. i'll have a good rad and good fans for sure.

[chris4521]

also, how could i wire this up to my PSU? it says it draws something small like a couple amps. is this possible?

[robbie]

Do a search for power relays, you should find what you are looking for then.
Rob

[FRAGN'STIEN]

Detekcustoms sells a really nice one. That pump will work OK, but you should team it up with a block that won't be restrictive. I like to use the Via aqua pump, although it doesn't have a great reputation even though I haven't had a single problem with mine and I've been running it over a year now. There cheap and put out 370GPH at 0' of head. I think about 6' is max head on the Via.

[FRAGN'STIEN]

Also if your a "do-it-yourself" kind of guy here's a very nice little guide: Click me

[ichorid]

chris - the pump is great, but what block will u use


ps water cooling will keep a 1700 jiuhb AT ambient 24/7, maybe 2 degree increase at load:-D

[chris4521]

i was thinking the maze3, or a block from http://3rotor.homelinux.com

[ichorid]

maze3 is good.

also consider the dtek white water, or wait awhile until cathar brings out the cascade.


dont get maze4!!!

[chris4521]

yeah, i was considering cathar's cascade, but it's gonna take a bit and i want it nowwwww....so i just got the maze3 for the meantime...i was contemplating the maze4, but some people have said it sucks, so i went with the 3. tried and tested.

[ichorid]